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(No Model.)

E. P. BARRETT & J. A. PORSTER.

CLIP FOR NECK YOKES, &c.

No. 299,901.- v Patented June 3, 1884.

-plied thereto.

UNITED STATES PAT NT GFFICE.

EDWARD 'P. BARRETT AND JOHN A. FORSTER, OF HOLDEN, MISSOURI.

CLIP FOR NECK-YOKES, 8.0-.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,901, dated June 3, 1884. Application filed December 13, 1883. (No model.)

derstood, we will proceed to describe it, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure lisa perspective View showing part of a neck-yoke having our improved clip ap- Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a plate which is employed to form a bearing Fig. 3 is a perspective view of our' improved clip- Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4 4, Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing ourimproved clip secured to a single-tree, only part of the single-tree being shown.

Our invention relates to a clip having turnedin ends for use on neck-yokes, single-trees, and like purposes.

Our invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the middle or central part of a neck-yoke in Fig. 1, and the same part of a single-tree in Fig.5.

B represents a plate secured to the upper edge of the neck-yoke in the one case, and to the back of the single-tree in the other.

0 represents our improved clip, which is U shaped. Its ends 0 are turned inward, as shown, and adapted to fit in notches B of the plates B. The clip is also, preferably, provided with shoulders G which fit against the front edges of the neck-yoke or single-tree. A neck-yoke is preferably provided with two of thesev clips, as shown, the ring D being connected thereto by links D, while the singletrce requires but one, having a solid clevis, J.

Before attaching the clips to the neck-yoke or single-tree they are slipped through the links or rings, (by means of the open ends,)

and then they are slipped over the neck-yoke or single-tree, as the case may be, and brought into the proper position, where they are held by pins or rivets I, or by other suitable means.

We claim as our invention- The combination of a block, A, U-shaped clip 0, having shoulders O and inturned ends 0, and the plate B, having recesses B to receive the clip ends, as set forth.

EDWVARD P. BARRETT. JOHN A. FORSTER. In presence of- GEo. H. KNIGHT, SAML. KNIGHT. 

